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large handful coriander or parsley and flatbread, to serve

Method

Heat the oil in a large saucepan, then fry the onion and celery gently for 10 mins until softened, stirring frequently. Tip in the cumin and fry for another min.

Turn up the heat, then add the stock, tomatoes and chickpeas, plus a good grind of black pepper. Simmer for 8 mins. Throw in broad beans and lemon juice, cook for a further 2 mins. Season to taste, then top with a sprinkling of lemon zest and chopped herbs. Serve with flatbread.

Recipe Tip

Spicing it up

Spice it up further with a spoonful of
harissa paste. Curry lovers can swap the cumin for
1 tsp of garam marsala. Or for a more hearty dish, fry 4 sliced chorizo
sausages along with the onions and celery.

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Comments, questions and tips

I'm not a fan of lumpy soups. I also don't like celery unless its blitzed :) I blitzed all the ingredient apart from the chickpeas and broad beans. Added them after and then served as it was. It is delicious. I first made this as a starter for a dinner party it was a huge hit :D

special_kay

4th Aug, 2013

Do you think this recipe would still work if I blended the ingredients to make a smooth soup? I'm not a fan of lumpy soups, but I like the sound of these ingredients. Has anyone ever done this before?

AVPGrowYourOwn

7th Aug, 2013

I'm not a fan of lumpy soups either. I also don't like celery unless its blitzed :) I blitzed all the ingredient apart from the chickpeas and broad beans. Added them after and then served as it was. It is delicious. I first made this as a starter for a dinner party it was a huge hit :D

miriamcohen432

30th Jun, 2013

Very tasty & filling. Makes an excellent low calorie lunch!

mishka1410

4th Jun, 2013

Very nice and easy soup. I added chopped carrots, chorrizo and 3 cloves of fresh garlic (pressed) to add more flavor.

randoms

12th May, 2013

4.05

Just made this now, left out the broad beans and added chorizo, very tasty! :-)

Shoni

10th May, 2013

4.05

Mines came out more like a stewy type texture don't know what I done wrong but in saying that decided to serve with cous cous & it came out just as delicious.. Either way its a winner!

joeytee

30th Apr, 2013

5.05

I just made this (without the broad beans too) and it was really nice. Healthy AND tasty - winning combination!

fairybutterprincess

23rd Apr, 2013

5.05

For those who are counting calories: the number is a bit off. I used 250g cooked chickpeas (because I used dry and miscalculated the final weight when cooked) and 250 g frozen broad beans (to balance out the missing weight of chickpeas) and did some calculating.
1 serving: 230 kcal, fat 5g, carbs 31g, protein 12g, fibre 5g

ambulator

1st Dec, 2016

But you should use 250 g chickpeas, because after you renise and dry 1 can you will recive 240 g dry chickpeas, no?

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